A recent study in The Lancet has shown that, among younger people, rates of HIV infection decreased significantly in the UK between 2004 and 2015. For older adults, rates of HIV infection increased across the same period. “Our findings illustrate a clear need to provide comprehensive HIV prevention programmes, including education, access to condoms, better
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Next Patient Forum Dates
The dates for the next meetings of our patient forum have now been announced. They will be held on: Wednesday 11th October 2017 Wednesday 22nd November 2017 Wednesday 17th January 2018 All meetings will take place at 18:00 (6pm), and will be hosted at Hawthorn House, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. Our patient forum was set up
HIV Awareness Study Morning
On Friday 24th November 2017, from 9am -2pm, we will be hosting a HIV awareness study morning in the Education Centre of Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. The session is open to all HEFT staff and will cover the following topics: HIV Basics, HIV Inpatient care, Paediatrics and Maternity, Sexual Health and Partner Notification, Antiretroviral Medication and Hepatitis B and C. To book
Congratulations to the Chemsex Group Graduates!
We have just completed our first chemsex group and want to say a huge thank you and congratulations to those who have attended. After initial face to face meetings, each group member committed to attend the nine, 90 minute group sessions to focus on reducing or stopping their use of chems. Jodie Fellows, Clinical Psychologist
Patient Forum Dates: August and October
The dates for the next meetings of our patient forum have now been announced. They will be held on: Wednesday 30th August 2017 Wednesday 11th October 2017 A patient forum or panel is something which is set up ‘by patients for patients’ to ensure you receive high quality care. We’ve previously had meetings 11th Jan
Next Patient Forum: Wednesday 19th July 2017
A patient forum or panel is something which is set up ‘by patients for patients’ to ensure you receive high quality care. We’ve previously had meetings 11th Jan 2017, 15th Feb, 26th April and 8th June here at Hawthorn House. It’s a group of patients who are willing to listen, discuss and then represent patient
Great Weekend at Birmingham Pride
Thanks to all the volunteers from Birmingham Heartlands HIV Service and the Saving Lives Charity that made Birmingham Pride such a success! You can see photos and read about what we were up to over on the Saving Lives Twitter account.
Next Patient Forum Date: 26th April
Our Patient Forum will be holding its next meeting on Wednesday, 26th April at 6pm. It will be held here at Hawthorn House, near the Yardley Green Road entrance to Heartlands Hospital. Our Lead Consultant, Dr Steve Taylor, will be attending this meeting. Please let us know if you intend to come along so we can sort seating/refreshments
“Dramatic Drop in HIV Amongst Gay Men”: London Clinic
At the excellent i-Base website, a good news story for all of us who believe in the power of PrEP: At the end of December, several leading London sexual health clinics used social media to report significant drops in number of gay men who were diagnosed HIV positive during 2016. These preliminary data are based
Midlands and East Region: ART Guidance Published: What Does It Mean For You?
A leaflet written for and by people living with HIV has been published which explains how decisions about prescribing HIV medications are made in the region. You can download it both below and from our Professional section’s Regional Guidelines page. This leaflet relates to the document published in response to a request from NHS England to the HIV Clinical Reference Group members from